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C414 pilot reports rejecting a takeoff due to lack of directional control. The rudder gust lock had not been removed during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1202317 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A / C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Aborted takeoff on takeoff roll after receiving release clearance; not airborne; taxied off at first exit. Tower wanted to know reason so he could relay reason. Forgot to remove rudder gust lock.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C414 pilot reports rejecting a takeoff due to lack of directional control. The rudder gust lock had not been removed during preflight.
Narrative: Aborted takeoff on takeoff roll after receiving release clearance; not airborne; taxied off at first exit. Tower wanted to know reason so he could relay reason. Forgot to remove rudder gust lock.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.